where is the best neighborhood to live in new orleans for Mardi Gras?

Question

Just want to be walkable to the party zone and not pay a huge fortune. Its my first time :)

Is the parking and traffic situation particularly worse in these neighborhoods and at what times?

Answer 1

Hmm, Live or Visit? I'll assume visiting.

At that time of year the place will really be loaded with tourists and walkable. If you plan to spend a lot of time in the French Quarter, then here's, I guess, my rule of thumb: stay as close as you can to where Bourbon Street and Canal Street meet. The Canal Street hotels will all be fine. If you need to venture away from Canal Street, then stay at a place closer to the river. The area known as the Warehouse District would be cool.

Not knowing the hotel prices, which can change any minute, makes it hard to point to one. If check out a travel website they usually will plot them on a map for you.

Though, if you do not intend to spend a lot of time in The Quarter, I'd give very different advice.

Hope this helps.

Edited to Add:

Okay, assuming you plan to live there, I'd say live around St. Charles Avenue and Napoleon Avenue or in the Garden District. If you lived in New Orleans you would tire of the French Quarter pretty quick, at least we have. My friends who had houses close to the St. Charles Avenue parade route always were throwing parties and were everybody's best buddies for the month leading up to Mardi Gras. Though, any decent part of Uptown New Orleans will be relatively expensive. Parking in that area, or even getting to within a mile of your house, at that time of year is damn near impossible though. But people will like you. Especially ones with girlfriends who refuse to use a PortaPottie.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

The further out from the Quarter's you stay, the less(I use that term loosely) you pay. We stayed at a hotel off Canal St./10fwy. We paid about $150 for Lunde Gras night (night before Mardi Gras Day). One thing, bring some good tennis shoes! The bus & trolley's stop running early so you have to walk to and from Burbon St., which is a really, really long hike. That hotel was not very nice, extremely small, walked into the room, bed, tv, safe, door, restroom. Also, the electricity went out too, which stunk because we were stuck taking cold bathes. But all in all, it was Mardi Gras, I still enjoyed myself. I think it was the Day's Inn.
Just be careful for the pick pockets, and the guys on the street tryin to get you to play a game w/ them. The quarters is EXTREMELY PACKED so be aware of your surroundings. They love visitors who don't pay attention!
"Laissez les bons temps rouler!" "Let the Good Times Roll!"

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Answer 4

Metairie (a suburb) near Veterans and Bonnabel It's great for families and has great parades. Not as much violence. Great for kids. There are several homes for sale in my neighborhood, and it's very nice. Near the best hospital, good schools, restaurants, movie theaters, shopping centers (several), etc.

Orleans Avenue near City Park used to be great for Endymion's parade (lots of stars in it), but with fewer police because of Katrina, they're not using that route this year again.

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Answer 5

first of all mardi gras is free and i would love to spend it on burbon street or in the french quater but i live here in gretna its about 2 min away from the mississipi river..........their are two parades on mardi gras day GRELA AND CHOCTAW their is lots of families out for the day .............i use to live in a neighborhood right on the route its called garden park its a nice lil neighborhood its very quite so come on out and have a great time..................................

Answer 6

For the parades it's the garden district- but it is very expensive. For the parties it's the French quarter- also expensive and loud but fun.

Answer 7

Phoenix,Az-dude you are gonna pay out the @ss if you haven't had reservations!